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J. MILONE.

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APPLICATION man JUNE 3, ms,

Patentd 001;. 29, 1918.

ATTORNEY JOSEPH MILONE, 0F DANIELSON, CONNECTICUT.

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Application filed June 3, 1918.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at I, JosnrH MILoNn, a citizen of the United States. residing at Danielson, in the county of Windham and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to packing and storage boxes, and the object thereof is to so construct such a box that the top may be easily applied and removed without the use of nails or screws.

Another object is to construct such a box so that it may be used over and over again without its top being broken or injured in any way.

Another object is to so construct a box of ihis character that when the top is applied it may be locked to prevent surreptitious removal.

Still another object is ;to provide a box having a sectional top-with means for connecting the sections to each other and to the box and holding them in fixed connec- .tion without the use of nails or screws.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in. the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings F V Figure 1 represents a top plan view of a box and its top constructed in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1,-with parts broken out for convenience in illustration, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, with parts broken out.

In the embodiment illustrated, a box 1 is shown, rectangular in configuration although not necessarily so, and here shown composed of wood, but it may be made of metal or other suitable material. This box 1 is provided with grooves in its opposed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Uct. 29, 1918..

Serial No. 237,983.

other and in a plane above the grooves 3 1n the end walls, and which are designed to cooperate with the cover and its securing means in a manner now to be described.

The top or cover for this box is composed of a plurality of sections, two being here shown, and numbered 6 and 7. These sections 6 and 7 are of a width corresponding to the space between the inner faces of the side walls 4: and their combined length is greater than the distance between the end walls 2, so that when assembled. the free ends of the sections will project into the grooves 3 in said end walls, as is shown clearly in Fig. 2.

The meeting edges of the sections 6 and 7 have recesses 8 formed in their meeting edges designed to receive a connector 9 here shown in the form of a block having grooves 10 in its opposed faces for interlocking engagement with the recessed portions of the sections 6 and 7. This block 9 has laterally extending shoulders 11 on the faces disposed at right angles to the grooved faces thereof, so that when the recessed ends of the sections 6 and 7 are inserted in the grooves of the block. the side walls of the recesses thereof will have their lower faces resting on the shoulders 11.

This connector 9 has an angular bore 12 extending transversely therethrough with its upper wall inclined from one edge to the other as shown at 13 and which is designed for cooperation with a wedge-shaped locking key 14 which extends in the same direction as the meeting edges of thescctions when in assembled position, as is shown clearly in Fig.1. This key 14 is preferably provided at its smaller end with an aperture 15 to receive the shackle of a padlock, not shown, which may be used for securing the parts against surreptitious removal-when desired.

A pair of T-shaped plates 16 and 17 are designed for insertion in the grooves 5 of the side walls of the box. the outer edge of the heads 18 thereof extending into said grooves as is shown clearly in Figs. land 3, while their shanks or stems 19 overlap the meeting ends of the sections 6 and 7, the terminals of said shanks extending adjacent to the connector 9 below the bore 12 thereof which is spaced above the upper faces of the sections 6 and 7 a suflicient distance to re- 'ceive between the lower face of the locking key and said sections the terminals of said stems 19 so that when said key is insertedthe use of any nails or screws and is so constructed that it may be readily removed and applied with a minimum amount of labor and the expenditure of a very little time, and if desired, it may be secured by the use of a padlock engaged with the key 14 in the manner above described.

A pair of cleats 20 are preferably secured to the inner faces of the side members at with their upper edges positioned in the same plane as the bottom walls of the end grooves 3 to form supports for the side edges of the top sections as is shown clearly in Fig. 3.

The foregoing description and the draw- I ings have reference to what may be consid I ered the preferred or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc., as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the claimed invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A box having grooves in its side walls on the inner faces thereof, said groove being in horizontal alinement, a top composed of two sections having its ends adapted to be mounted in said grooves, a connector for the meeting ends of said sections, elements for engagement with said box and provided with extensions overlapping the joint between the top sections, and a connection between said connector and said extensions whereby the sections are held united with each other and with the box.

2. A box having grooves in its side and end walls on the inner faces thereof, the

grooves in opposed faces being in horizontal allnement, one pair ofopposed grooves being in a plane above the other pair, a top composed of two sections having its ends adapted to be mounted in the lowermost pair of grooves, a connector for the meeting ends of said sections, elements for insertion in the other pair of grooves and provided with lateral extensions overlapping the joint between the top sections, and a connection 7 between said connector and said extensions whereby the sections are held united with each other and with the box.

3. A box and a top, one having grooves and the other projections for insertion in said grooves whereby they are interlockingly engaged, at block carried by said top, and means for engaging the side walls of the box and said top, and means carried by said block for engaging said last mentioned means for securely connecting the top tothe box.

4. A box having horizontally disposed grooves in its end and side walls, the grooves in the end walls being in horizontal alinement and those in the side walls similarly alined and positioned in a plane above that of the grooves in the end walls, a top composed of a pair of sections of a width corre sponding to the distance between the inner faces of the side walls and their united length being greater than the distance between the inner faces of the end walls to provide for the insertion of their ends in the grooves of said end walls, a connector for the meeting ends of said sect-ions, plates for insertion in the grooves of the-side walls of the box having lateral extensions lapping the joints between the top sections, and a key extending through said connector and engaging the upper faces of said extensions to lock the top connected with the box.

5. A box having grooves in its opposed faces arranged horizontally, the grooves in the opposed faces being in the same horizontal plane, one pair of grooves being in a plane above the other pair, a top composed of two sections, the combined length of which is slightly greater than the distance between the inner faces of the end Walls of the box to provide for the insertion of their ends in the grooves of said end walls, the meeting edges of said sections being recessed, a block extending above and below said sections with grooves positioned to receive the recessed portions of said sections, a bore extending transversely through said block a point spaced above said sections, T-shaped plates'having their heads adapted to enter the grooves in the side walls of the box and their shanks to overlap the joints between the top sections, and a wedge-shaped key for insertion in the bore of said block to lock said plates engaged with said top.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH MILONE. Witnesses EMILY ESPINOSA, FERDINAND EsrnvosA.

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